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Effects of Balance Exercises Performed With Different Visual Stimuli

No phase Interventional Multiple Sclerosis

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Balance exercises with Virtual Reality Glasses, Balance Exercises with Stroboscopic Glasses, Balance Exercises with Visual-Based Metaphor Training, Traditional Balance Exercises.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Multiple Sclerosis. Basic parameters: 18 years — 50 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Turkey (Türkiye)
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Official title

Comparison of the Effects of Balance Exercises Performed With Different Visual Stimuli in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis

Overview

The study aims to examine the effects of balance exercises applied with different visual stimuli on individuals with MS.

Detailed description

The study aims to examine the effects of balance exercises applied with virtual reality glasses, stroboscopic glasses, and visual-based metaphor imaginary on individuals with MS, on their balance functions, coordination skills, and quality of life, and to compare these exercises with both traditional balance exercises, and compare each of them on motor learning, based on their effects on representational areas in the brain, and balance.

Interventions

  • Other Balance exercises with Virtual Reality Glasses
    Balance exercises with Virtual Reality Glasses
  • Other Balance Exercises with Stroboscopic Glasses
    Balance Exercises with Stroboscopic Glasses
  • Other Balance Exercises with Visual-Based Metaphor Training
    Balance Exercises with Visual-Based Metaphor Training
  • Other Traditional Balance Exercises
    Traditional Balance Exercises

Primary outcome measures

  • Functional Near Infrared Ray Spectroscopy (fNIRS) [Time frame: Baseline and end of the 8th week]
  • Timed Up and Go Test [Time frame: Baseline and end of the 8th week]
  • Functional Reach Test [Time frame: Baseline and end of the 8th week]
  • Berg Balance Scale [Time frame: Baseline and end of the 8th week]
  • Timed 25 Step Walking Test [Time frame: Baseline and end of the 8th week]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
  • Lower Extremity Motor Coordination Test [Time frame: Baseline and end of the 8th week]
  • Fatigue Severity Scale [Time frame: Baseline and end of the 8th week]
  • Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis Patients [Time frame: Baseline and end of the 8th week]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • ages of 18-50
  • diagnosis of MS by a neurologist according to McDonald 2017 criteria (Carroll, 2018)
  • Being between 2.5 and 4.5 on the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS)
  • Not having had an attack in the last 3 months
  • Absence of spasticity severe enough to affect treatment (spasticity in any joint of the upper extremity and lower extremity is <2 according to the Modified Ashworth Scale)
  • Getting ≥ 24 points from the Standardized Mini Mental Test (SMMT)

Exclusion criteria

  • hearing or vision problems
  • pregnancy
  • Having changed medication in the last 3 months and using medication containing the active ingredient Fampridine
  • Participating or participating in a regular physiotherapy and rehabilitation program in the last 3 months
  • other accompanying neurological, orthopedic or vestibular disorders
  • an upper or lower extremity contracture that prevents exercises
  • History of epileptic seizure, migraine or vertigo attack in the last 6 months

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple blind
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
  • Haliç University — Istanbul

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06387043 · MS and Balance

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗